PokerStars.com starts its 7th World Championship of Online Poker

PokerStars.com starts its 7th World Championship of Online Poker

Largest Online Tournament, $30 Million Guaranteed. 9 New Events. 33 Different Events in Total. WCOOP will run over 16 days, September 5-22

The 7th Annual PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) begins on September 5 with $30 million guaranteed prize pool – double than last year.

The WCOOP is truly a world championship series featuring a menu of 33 different events in total, covering a wide range of online poker games.

New Events:

$10,300 High Roller No Limit Hold'em
8 Game Mixed Tourney
4 Max No Limit Hold'em
Mixed Hold'em
Pot Limit Omaha with one rebuy, one add-on
$25,500 High-Roller Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em

Six-Max Mixed Hold'em
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
6-Max No-Limit Hold'em w/ rebuys

This year’s WCOOP is the biggest online poker tournament series in the world, and will attract poker players from across the globe - all competing for millions in cash prizes.

Each event has a guaranteed prize pool, with many reaching over than $2 million.

This year's Main Event cashers will share in a prize pool guaranteed to be over $10 million.

“This year’s WCOOP is set to be bigger and better than ever,” said Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu. “When playing online, you really have to focus more on playing the game well. Playing in the WCOOP has definitely helped me become a better player.”

Hosted by PokerStars.com, the world’s largest poker room, the WCOOP will run over 16 days, from September 5-22, starting with Event 01, a $215 buy-in Short-handed (6-max) No Limit Texas Hold'em tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000. Last year the WCOOP attracted more than 17,000 unique players in 23 events.

PokerStars satellites to the major events are available with buy-ins starting as low as $2.20 and Frequent Player Point satellites from just 100 FPPs.

As a bonus to loyal players, PokerStars will also be investing $1.5 million toward free entries.

PokerStars.tv will post great coverage of this year’s WCOOP from September 6 – 23, 2008. Including 17 final table highlights shows, featuring key hand analysis with the cards face-up.